History

The Nürtingen-Geislingen University can look back on almost half a century of proud tradition. Founded in 1949 as a College of Agricultural Engineering, it was converted into a University of Applied Sciences in 1972 and later got its current name "Nürtingen-Geislingen University".

Today, the degree programs have been greatly enhanced by the strong core competencies in business, economics and environmental studies prevalent at the university. The Nürtingen-Geislingen University offers a number of bachelor and master degree programs at its campuses in Nürtingen and Geislingen.

In Nürtingen, the University offers programs in Business Studies, International Finance, Applied Economics, Agriculture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning.

At the campus in Geislingen, the University offers programs such as Automotive Business, Real Estate, Business Law, Health and Tourism Managment, Energy and Resource Management as well as Sustainable Product Management that qualify the students for the respective market's career demands.

All faculties possess a service-sector bias with services in Agribusiness, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design and City Planning as well as in Business Management, Applied Economics, Finance and Real Estate Management.

The University offers exchange programs to more than 50 universities abroad. The students are prepared for international assignments through courses in English and international guest-lectures.

The Business and Management Programs gained outstanding recognition in various German university rankings.

An Institute for Applied Research (IAF), two experimental and research gardens both attached to the School of Landscape Architecture, Environmental and Urban Planning plus an experimental agricultural research farm complete the university´s infrastructure. They support the university´s on-going commitment to applied research and development.